Month: July 2010

Today is the start of Le Tour. First up is a Prologue. This is a short time trial to determine who wears maillot jaune on the opening day.

I’m using this day to finish up spinning some in progress singles I have on the miniSpinner. It’s 4 oz of Spirit Trail Fiberworks‘ 50/50 merino/silk in the Lichen colorway. I have less than an ounce left to spin. I plan to ply this with the Scottish Thistle that has already been spun. This is intended as lace weight warp for a weaving project (project yet to be determined).

A great way to warm up!

I’ve entered Le Tour de Fleece as members of 2 teams: Team Superfleece and Team Footloose. And just what is Tour de Fleece? The idea is to spin along with the Tour de France riders — spin along on the ride days. I last rode along for 2008.

Team Superfleece’s goal is to spin any Spirit Trail Fiber, Briar Rose Fiber, or a breed from the Knitter’s Book of Wool, or the KBOW Woolalong. My goal? Spin as many of the different wools listed in KBOW. Let’s see how many different breeds I can play with during this time. I don’t plan on finishing everything of that fiber, but enough of each fiber/blend to make a project, be it a pair of socks or a scarf.

Team Footloose is even easier — spin on a HansenCraft’s miniSpinner.

These 2 teams don’t conflict each other so I feel good about being able to satisfy both requirements.